Local Social Notes and Hospital News Roundup
Mall and Mrs C Ranes entertained a cousin from Petoskey last Wednesday. Olive Goodrich is in Mercy hospital Cadillac for an appendectomy performed last Friday. J J Beard family visited Farwell Saturday evening. Ruth Kirchhoff and children from Holland are visiting Sobiski home this week. Donald Woolston of Saginaw spent the weekend at the Wenge home. Easter wishes extend to loved ones in the armed forces and all readers for a joyous holiday.
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Holland
Sobiski
Donald Woolston
Saginaw
Wenge
Weekend visit ties families at Sreenwood Center event
Mr and Mrs Dan Sabins of Lansing and their son Douglas visited with grandparents Mr and Mrs Burt Douglas and Mr and Mrs Oliver Sabins over the weekend. The note adds that Blanche Smalley is somewhat better and eighteen ladies attended the stork shower hosted by Mrs Mina.
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Sreenwood Center
Dan, Sabins
Lansing
Douglas
Burt Douglas
Oliver Sabins
Blanche Smalley
Mina
Lake George Baptist revival outreach advertises meetings
Rev E E Redman pastor leads Sunday School at 2 00 p m with Mr Richardson superintendent Evangelist Weaver speaks at 3 00 p m on The Resurrection nightly evangelistic meetings at Lake George Baptist Church with pictures vibro harp and singing Mr and Mrs F Cox and son of a unspecified location attend the event.
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E. E. Redman
Richardson
Evangelist Weaver
Lake George Baptist Church
Local Residents Visit Homes and Hospitals Across Towns
A busy weekend with residents visiting cottages and relatives in Flat Rock Shingle Lake and Clare. Mrs. Neal was taken to Mercy hospital Cadillac. Several families moved or hosted visitors including at Windover St. Johns and Midland.
Community club meetings and civic groups schedule
The Clare area lists a dense calendar of meetings and gatherings. Various lodges and clubs meet on recurring weeknights including Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays and Mondays at 7 8 30 p m with dates the first and third weeks and other periodic slots. Also noted are city services and youth activities such as rubbish collection and Scout Troop 125 meetings.
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Clare
Clara Theta Rho
Mother's Day Origins Traced to Anna Jarvis
Mother's Day was established in 1907 by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia after her mother died in 1906. The holiday grew into a nationwide observance recognizing maternal love.
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Anna Jarvis
Philadelphia
Derby Predictor Met With Stable Refusal
Grandma recalls meeting a pleasant young man on the train who offered to share the Derby winner. She explains she declined, noting there is no room for a horse as chickens fill the garden.
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Town
Rich uncle to reveal will leaves nephew in suspense
A rich uncle announces plans to make a will and teases his nephew with a cryptic fate. The nephew eagerly presses for the outcome as the moment of revelation approaches.
Washed Up Housewife Joke In Early Script
A light exchange in a vintage script features a housewife and new maid joking about breaking a soup plate. The maid quips about tossing the towel and discovering the plate in her other hand.
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Hilda
Just Us Girls Ask to Borrow a Formal Coat
Joan asks to borrow Jane's formal coat, but cannot find it. Jane questions the need for formal etiquette. The girls trade a light exchange about politeness and the missing garment.
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Joan
Jane
Sleepwalking cure and a joke about hair dye
A humorous exchange features a sleepwalking cure costing ten cents by Nit who suggests tacks as a cure. The wit replies with a punchline about a box of tacks. A cartoonish dialogue ends with a joke about hair dye causing marriage after a month.
Too Dead She-Some Day I’ll Find My Ideal Man
Fragmentary dialogue hints at a dark taunt about finding a partner who avoids exploitation with a cruel retort about a tombstone being too heavy to lift. The exchange suggests grim humor and potential themes of danger or mortality.
Goose on One Leg Riddle Delivers Whimsical Quip
A playful exchange features a goose joke and a punchline about a goose balancing on one leg. Harry and Jerry riff on odors and stinky youngsters, ending with a lighthearted dare about trying the stance.
Tremendous effort shown by a strong brother
The message praises a brother for doing tremendous work with clear admiration. His strength stands out as a key trait, and the remark highlights the impressive effort involved.
Don’t Crow Diner Egg Riddle Sparks Laughing Table
A diner waitress jokes about an egg on the table replying she only laid it. The scene captures a lighthearted exchange over a simple breakfast mishap.
All Wet Diner Umbrella Mystery
A diner jokes about a stray umbrella left yesterday as a waiter asks what kind of umbrella and the patron responds any kind, showcasing a lighthearted scene of casual cafeteria humor.
Harty and Jerry Quip About Bill Collectors at Door
A light exchange notes it is hard to distinguish friends from bill collectors at the door. Harty jokes that bill collectors never go away, while Jerry asks how to tell the difference.
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Harty
Jerry
Gilmore Center Gilmore Church of Christ Revival Services
Revivals at Gilmore Church of Christ run every evening at eight with Bible school at eleven, morning service at ten, and evening program. Choir led by Mrs. Wm Philipps meets Fridays. Attendees include Adna Perry and local families with social visits noted. Classified net for results.
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Wm. Philipps
Gilmore Church of Christ
Adna Perry
Perry
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Fleming
Davy Bldg
MICH
Ovid
Cotaes
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Roy Boivin
St. Louis
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Neil
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Goldie Martindale
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John Sears
Riley Kirkpatrick
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Howard Sullison
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Betty Jean
Virginia Richardson
Lena Cover
Lester Jones
Rouse
Mr. Pleasant
O. Petro
Paul Tucker
Don
Luce
Farwell
Mr. Handley
Frank Luce
Grace Higelmire
Betty
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Midland
Betty Borst
Florence Curtis
Bill Bongard
Parnell Townsend Club
Farwell Rebekah Lodge No. 268
Lodge No
Clara Rebekah
Clare Lodge No
1.C.C.F
Clare Common Council
John E. Sparkel Post
V.F.W
Clare Knights of Columbus
Farwell Boy Scout Troop No. 115
Clare Cub Pac
Grant Townsend
Loomis Townsend Club
O.E.S
Advance Grange
Grant Community Club
Mt. Vernon Grangs
Elm Grove
Townsend Club
The
American Legion , Auxiliary
Walter H. Larman
American Legion
Clare Townsend Club No
Archambault Hall
Clare Masonic Lodge
Clare Boy Scout Troop No
Clare P. T. “A
Harry
Gilmore Center
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Jack Renner
Viola Agle
Bob Renner
Liam Seymour
Florence Phipps
Mt. Pleasant
Robert Dunnigan
Ed. McAlvey
Rowena
Alonzo Brown
W. R. Jarman
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Earl Willey
Rosebush
Clare Sentinel
Enarco
Unico
Battenfeld
Goodyear
Goodyear Truck Tires
A.C
Farmers’ Ind. Produce Co
Turkey
Bader Milling Co
DR. Hess
Dr. Hess & Clark, Inc
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Seine Sas
Bader Milling Cor
Bhotie
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